<< >> NASA ASRS Report 584637, June 2003

Emergency declared with a high cabin temperature, smoke and fumes in an SF340 and an associated request for crash fire rescue equipment vehicles by the PIC in a return and land at lax, ca.

Attributes
ACN	584637
Time
Date	200306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon tower : lax.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	584637
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	584638
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event other other anomaly other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : cab 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other
Consequence	other other other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After a non-event takeoff, the flight attendant called during climb and reported a peculiar odor in the cabin. A short time later she called and said it was hot. I told her it was as cool as I could get it. She told me that the passenger were having a hard time breathing in the cabin. I told ATC we need to return to lax for landing. Then the flight attendant called again and reported smoke in the cabin. An emergency was declared. Within a few seconds of this communication, the flight attendant called and said the smoke was gone. After landing on runway 24R at lax an emergency evacuate/evacuation was performed. After the evacuate/evacuation, the appropriate maintenance entry was made. Supplemental information from acn 584638: we landed runway 24R. Crash fire rescue equipment inspected aircraft prior to and after evacuate/evacuation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED WITH A HIGH CABIN TEMP, SMOKE AND FUMES IN AN SF340 AND AN ASSOCIATED REQUEST FOR CFR VEHICLES BY THE PIC IN A RETURN AND LAND AT LAX, CA.

Narrative: AFTER A NON-EVENT TKOF, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED DURING CLB AND RPTED A PECULIAR ODOR IN THE CABIN. A SHORT TIME LATER SHE CALLED AND SAID IT WAS HOT. I TOLD HER IT WAS AS COOL AS I COULD GET IT. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE PAX WERE HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING IN THE CABIN. I TOLD ATC WE NEED TO RETURN TO LAX FOR LNDG. THEN THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AGAIN AND RPTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF THIS COM, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THE SMOKE WAS GONE. AFTER LNDG ON RWY 24R AT LAX AN EMER EVAC WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE EVAC, THE APPROPRIATE MAINT ENTRY WAS MADE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 584638: WE LANDED RWY 24R. CFR INSPECTED ACFT PRIOR TO AND AFTER EVAC.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.